For all of Trump's faults he deserves credit for one thing. He certainly knows his followers well.
When he said he could shoot someone on 5th avenue and they would still love him most thought it was braggadocios hubris. But most did not recognize it to be a full blown cult at that point. Yet he must have seen how gullible and captivated they were with him as he stood at his many rallies and spoke pure BS. He must have seen the crowds all nodding in agreement to the most idiotic things he would say again and again. He must have seen their gullibility when he put a stupid red cap on his head. How it would cause all his followers to go give him their money and buy red hats to do the same. He knew they loved him so much that they would go to jail for him and completely ruin their lives by fighting for him on Jan 6th.
Just look at the last few pages of this thread. Around the world, normal people can fully see the character of who Trump is by reading that report and they are disgusted. They laugh at US citizens to think they could have believed who Trump projected himself to be. Yet the cult still loves their Trump with unwavering devotion. Just read the Trumpers above me still fighting their keyboard wars. He is 100% their guy.
DeSantis has no chance.
